The Second Life of a Discarded Heiress

Chapter 505

In full view of everyone, she walked over to the koi pond and sat down slowly.

Brilliantly colored koi glided through the water, their scales flashing beneath the surface a mesmerizing sight.

Citrine gazed at the fish, then down at the small black pill in her palm. Suddenly, a smile curved her lips.

With a gentle squeeze of her fingers, she crushed the pill, letting the powder and fragments fall into the pond. In an instant, the koi surged forward, jostling each other eagerly for the morsels.

A collective gasp swept through the crowd as eyes widened in disbelief.

Talbot and Scales were so shocked they both shot to their feet.

Scales nearly lost his breath. Pointing a trembling finger at Citrine, he managed, "She... she just fed the Vitaflux to the fish!"

Not only the Glenwood father and son, but every person present stood in stunned silence.

"That was Vitaflux! That pill alone is worth a fortune-and she just fed it to the fish?"

"She may have invented Vitaflux, but that's just reckless."

sold it to us, for heaven's sake! Why toss

the pond

the eyes of Talbot and Scales, and

men stared

hint of mischief as she

a chance. If she'd just admitted to stealing, I

could have guessed? Not only did Ms. Iverson refuse to own up, she doubled

is Iverson, she's still

all, and today,

Glenwoods have done nothing

me around. If I handed over the Vitaflux now, what

"President Glenwood, don't blame me. If you

someone, blame

sentence, she deftly shifted their fury

"Jeanette's one of our own now. In the end, this is our mistake. If anyone deserves blame, it's us, President Carmichael

speaking, both Talbot and Scales shot Jeanette

might lunge at

trembling as she

were presented, it was time for